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Dorothy Mercer dies.(Polaris )(Obituary)(Brief article)
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Snow Week
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April 9, 2007
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Former Polaris factory team racer Dorothy Mercer died on March 9 in Carson City, Nev., from diabetes complications. She was 65.
Mercer led a life of sport and adventure. In addition to her snowmobile race career, she was a snowplow driver, a bartender, a member of the 1960 Olympic ski team, golf-course grounds keeper, and an instructor for waterskiing, ...
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A revival in Boonville.(Dave Ernst on snowmobile race)(Brief article)
Snow Goer;
January 1, 2007 ;
278 words
......months after it all came together, said Boonville mayor and snowmobile race afficianado, Dave Ernst. The race will take place January...board on board to resurrect the ovals race. In the annals of snowmobile race history, the Boonville event was among the largest. [ILLUSTRATION...
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TV MAIL: DRAMA.(Features)
Birmingham Evening Mail (England);
December 20, 2003 ;
34 words
...CASUALTY (tonight, BBC1, 8.35pm) There's a nice touch with Charlie (Derek Thompson), Dan, Louis and Baz (Julia Watson) off to Lapland. But of course, when they go off on a snowmobile race, disaster is bound to strike.
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Are we there already?(World Powersports Association's snocross...
Snow Goer;
March 22, 2007 ;
Keillor, Lynn;
197 words
......friends, No, I can't go to your barbecue. I'm going to a snowmobile race. It's trying to explain the physics behind the hydroplane...of winter by April 1. But the joke's on them because snowmobile race fans can enjoy it all year 'round.
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For the dogs.(BACKPAGE BRIEFING)
Telecom Asia;
March 1, 2007 ;
143 words
......links to track the movements of teams participating in the 2007 Tesoro Iron Dog snowmobile race in Alaska. Billed as the World's Longest, Toughest Snowmobile Race the six-day competition was held last month and covered almost 2,000 miles. The...
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DOROTHY MERCER ZIMMERMAN.(TRIAD)
The News & Record (Piedmont Triad, NC);
November 8, 2005 ;
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...GREENSBORO-- Mrs. Dorothy Mercer Zimmerman, 82, died Monday, Nov. 7, 2005, at the home of her son, Rev. Charles Zimmerman. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Forbis & Dick Guilford Chapel.
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Minnesota man killed during snowmobile race
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel;
January 14, 1997 ;
57 words
...A Minnesota man died in a snowmobile race on Lake Chetek, authorities said Monday. Daniel Willson, 40, of Maple Grove, Minn., was injured Sunday when he was thrown from...
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'One Lunger' canceled
Sun-Journal Lewiston, Me.;
February 18, 2006 ;
Daniel Hartill;
289 words
...Cold air comes too late for Turner snowmobile race Today's expected blast of cold air came too late to save the One Lunger Vintage Snowmobile Race in Turner. The annual event, scheduled for next Saturday and expected to draw more than 2,000 people...
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SIDE ROADS; Mesabi Trail cyclists ride lodge to lodge.(TRAVEL)
Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN);
March 30, 2003 ;
Coles, Colleen A.;
333 words
......Web, http://www.boundarycountry.com. DULUTH FUN FAIR AND SNOWMOBILE RACE Three days of family fun will be offered during the 11th...that weekend, extreme sports fans will find the Hillcross Snowmobile Race at Spirit Mountain, where participants will race to the...
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Campbell, Goodwin win snowmobile race
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel;
January 29, 1996 ;
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...Mike Campbell of Eagle River and Greg Goodwin of Zion, Ill., won the 24-Hours of Eagle River snowmobile race, collecting $8,000. The race, 873 laps on a 1.4-mile track, began Saturday afternoon. Campbell and Goodwin took the lead for good...
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Antique sleds race this weekend
Sun-Journal Lewiston, Me.;
February 20, 2007 ;
Glen Bolduc;
303 words
......Turner Ridge Riders will hold their sixth annual Vintage Snowmobile Race this Saturday. What began as a small event in a marshy...them don't leave the museum," Wakefield said.What: Vintage Snowmobile Race When: Saturday, Feb. 24 Where: Turner gravel pit Tentative...
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Filling in the slow times
La Crosse Tribune;
February 16, 2003 ;
Cahalan, Steve;
787 words
......area. "With this event and the snocross snowmobile race that will be held the following weekend...said of the first Snowflake Snocross snowmobile race. "We understand these (snowmobile race) events pull in thousands of people...
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No deal yet for Davidson.(Yamaha Snowmobile Race to contract with Corey...
Snow Week;
August 14, 2006 ;
Swanson, Andy;
171 words
...As of August 4, Corey Davidson didn't have a deal inked with Yamaha for 2006-07, but Yamaha Snowmobile Race Manager Greg Marier said the parties have agreed to basic terms of the contract and he expects Davidson to sign shortly. Davidson...
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Iron dog in progress.(Iron Dog snowmobile race)(Brief Article)
Snow Week;
February 20, 2006 ;
116 words
...The toughest test of racers and machines, the annual Iron Dog snowmobile race, is underway in Alaska The two-person teams were scheduled to leave the start line on February 12 for the almost 20OO-mile race...
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Yamaha might fly at Eagle River.(Yamaha Motor Company Ltd. planning for...
Snow Week;
January 16, 2006 ;
117 words
......open class, perhaps as soon as the Eagle River World Championship Snowmobile Derby January 6-15. Marier is also Yamaha's snowmobile race manager. Snow Week reported last month that Yamaha will field in Japan two teams led by Yuji Nakazawa. Jesse Strege began...
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Spectator struck, killed at snowmobile race
Deseret News (Salt Lake City);
February 8, 2004 ;
113 words
......Upper Peninsula veered off track and hit three spectators, killing one, police said. The snowmobile in the International 500 Snowmobile Race had just come out of a turn on the milelong track when the driver lost control, said Capt. Tony Lightfoot of the Sault Ste...
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